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sylphid
CIDE DICTIONARY
sylphid, n. [F. sylphide, fem. See Sylph.].
A little sylph; a young or diminutive sylph. J. R. Drake. [1913 Webster]
"Ye sylphs and sylphids, to your chief give ear,
Fays, fairies, genii, elves, and demons, hear." [1913 Webster]
Fays, fairies, genii, elves, and demons, hear." [1913 Webster]
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sylphid
Jupiter
N Jupiter, god, goddess, heathen gods and goddesses, deva, Jupiter, Jove, pantheon, Allah, Bathala, Brahm, Brahma, Brahma, cloud-compeller, Devi, Durga, Kali, oread, the Great Spirit, Ushas, water nymph, wood nymph, Yama, Varuna, Zeus, Vishnu, Siva, Shiva, Krishna, Juggernath, Buddha, Isis, Osiris, Ra, Belus, Bel, Baal, Asteroth, Thor, Odin, Mumbo Jumbo, good genius, tutelary genius, demiurge, familiar, sibyl, fairy, fay, sylph, sylphid, Ariel, peri, nymph, nereid, dryad, seamaid, banshee, benshie, Ormuzd, Oberon, Mab, hamadryad, naiad, mermaid, kelpie, Ondine, nixie, sprite, denizens of the air, pixy, mythology, heathen-mythology, fairy-mythology, Lempriere, folklore, god-like, fairy-like, sylph-like, sylphic, you moonshine revelers and shades of night.For further exploring for "sylphid" in Webster Dictionary Online